Company Overview
Irshadat is the premier partner for all businesses that want to engage in international business as well as for those that want to do business in the United Arab Emirates.
The Irshadat group once started as a small consultancy company aiming to be a liaison between foreign companies and the Middle Eastern markets. Now many years later, the goal remains the same but the scale and the service offering has significantly expanded. The Irshadat group is now an international player with offices in Dubai, Lebanon, Malaysia and Morocco, that offers services in the field of trading, advisory, corporate finance and product sourcing.
Our trading activities are specialized in textiles and construction materials but we also have large scale trading operations in cosmetics, luxury items and many other goods.
As for our consultancy practice, we seek to provide guidance to those companies who seek to enter the U.A.E. markets. Our offering includes business development services, in which we help determine the best way to enter the market and grow scale quickly, as well as marketing services and product development services.
Our corporate finance team covers a wide range of services that involve investments in U.A.E. companies and real estate as well as valuation, due diligence and deal structuring advice for mergers and acquisitions. The same team also offers a wide array of solutions for debt restructuring, portfolio valuations and other corporate finance related themes.
Given our decades of experience in sourcing products from one country and exporting them to another one, we are now in the luxurious position of being able to offer product sourcing services to our clients. We are also able to facilitate the search for a contract manufacturer.
As a firm we are proud that for many years we have been able to provide the highest quality services with a customer centric approach in which we unify and respect both the values and traditions of those in the Middle East and those of our foreign clients. We have successfully found a way to harmonize cultural differences and to bridge over language gaps. We have expanded the vision of numerous companies around the world and we are eager to find out who we will help in the future.
Irshadat, which means “to guide” in Arabic opened its Dubai headquarters in 1985 in order to provide professional consultancy services to European companies wishing to explore the Middle Eastern markets
Our Mission
Our mission is to provide knowledge, support and guidance to our clients and partners. It is our goal to facilitate their success in a world that is becoming more and more global and that is changing faster than ever before.
We wish to spark their passion and embolden their ambitions. We want to inspire them and then help them exceed their own expectations. We want to be their advisor, their partner and their friend.
We seek to leverage our network, our expertise and our passion to help them with whatever challenge they encounter. We want to be their ally, both in the U.A.E and abroad.
We live to respect both our clients and the market in which they operate. We aim to find solutions that are in line with local as well as international standards. We strive to uphold the highest levels of professionalism, ethics and corporate governance.
Our mission is to make our clients rise above themselves!
‘Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try’ – Gail Devers
Our Vision and Values
Professionalism
We take great pride in our accomplishments and our reputation. It has taken us years to build both our reputation and even longer to build the level of trust that we enjoy from our partners and clients. We are well aware that it only takes one misstep to destroy years of work. That is why we require the highest level of professionalism of every member within our organization. When you enter into a relationship with Irshadat, you can rest assured that there will be no unpleasant surprises or hidden details further down the road. We like to make clear and transparent agreements at the start of every engagement and then we make sure to live up to them
Tailored Solutions
‘The customer is king’ or rather ‘the customer is sheikh’ in the United Arab Emirates. We aim to live by that motto. At Irshadat, we understand that every client is unique and that each company has its own culture. We also understand that every decision can only be made once and that regret always comes too late. Therefore we have chosen to employ a ‘first time right’ approach. An approach in which we design a solution tailored to your specific needs and preferences. A solution that will serve you and your business for many years to come.
Partnerships
We see our clients as partners! We believe in recurring business and long term relations that can only manifest when both parties are reliable, transparent and mutually benefiting in the relation. We commence every project with this philosophy in mind. No matter how small or large the assigned project is, we consider it as an opportunity to earn your trust and as an opportunity to prove our value to you. Nowhere will you be treated more fairly and with respect than at Irshadat.
Thinking Alongside Our Clients
At Irshadat, we seek to think alongside our clients. We want to understand their viewpoints while we broaden their perception at the same time. We want to cover their points of concerns while emboldening their ambition. We want to encourage their ambition while being a voice of reason whenever needed. We want to know their business as well as they do and use that knowledge to come up with improvements and alternatives to the original idea. We want to think alongside our clients, so that we can help them succeed.
Irshadat is more than a support: it’s guidance to success!